Ambulance Practitioner Review

by Yorkshire Ambulance Service

Rating

7.5/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Working on a frontline emergency ambulance with a non clinical colleague, assessing patients and making decisions on their further care.

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Yes, needle skills, drugs bundles, evidence based practice

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Very much so, although the academic side can be challenging

    6/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • It seems well organised

    8/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Some, we should have regular meetings and are planned time away from work for learning

    8/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Some, although it is often difficult to access due to their limited availability and our shift working.

    6/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • Very much so, I can't undertake the role of a paramedic without it

    9/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Yes but it is my normal workplace so these were present any way and are organised by staff not the employer

    8/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Good progression

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Yorkshire Ambulance Service?

    • Do it,

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Medicine

Huddersfield

February 2025

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